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| Category | Horror DVDs, Gift Set Movies, Action Videos, Thriller, Mystery, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, Cult, Aliens, Supernatural, Killers, Remake, Alien Encounters, Scientists, Demonic Possession | | Starring | Kurt Russell, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Wilford Brimley, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, David Clennon, T.K. Carter, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Joel Polis | | Director | John Carpenter | | Composer | Ennio Morricone | | Director of Photography | Dean Cundey | | Editor | Todd Ramsay | | Executive Producer | Wilbur Stark | | Producer | David Foster, Lawrence Turman | | Production Designer | John J. Lloyd | | Screenwriter | Bill Lancaster | | Special Makeup Effects | Rob Bottin | | Special Visual Effects | Albert J. Whitlock |
Horror-meister John Carpenter teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic. Features stunning special effects. MacReady (Kurt Russell) and his team of twelve Antarctic researches unearth and inadvertently defrost a hideous, 100,000-year-old alien life form. Havoc ensues as the isolated scientists struggle with a foe that is a shape-shifting misanthrope. The remaining men are soon faced with the task of determining who's who in order to ensure their survival. Stunning visual effects, an eerie score by Ennio Morricone, and director John (HALLOWEEN) Carpenter's familiarity with spine-tingling material make this a gruesome nail-biter. This is a remake of the 1951 Howard Hawks/Christian Nyby classic, but is much more in keeping with the John W. Campbell, Jr. story on which it is based. Based on both the short story by John W. Campbell, Jr. and the 1951 film produced by Howard Hawks, THE THING is John Carpenter's stunning masterpiece of horror. A group of weary scientists enduring the winter in an isolated camp deep in Antarctica chance upon an alien spacecraft buried in the ice. Near the strange craft is the body of an alien being, frozen solid. Thinking they have made the find of a lifetime, the scientists bring the alien body back to camp and thaw it out. The alien awakens, not in the best of moods, and proceeds to take over the identities of the scientists, one by one, body and all. Helicopter pilot MacCready (Kurt Russell) must lead the surviving men in discovering who among them is human and who is not and how they can destroy "the thing" before it takes them all and moves on to the heavily populated mainland and the rest of humanity. Rob Bottin supplies the awe-inspiring special effects of the creature in its many, ever-changing forms. The effects were groundbreaking at the time and hold up flawlessly over the passing years. But Carpenter does not rely solely on special effects, utilizing his spectacular cast, which includes Wilford Brimley and Richard Dysart, to create three dimensional characters enduring an unthinkable situation. The score from Ennio Morricone is understated, yet increases the tense mood tenfold. Shooting was difficult and done in below freezing conditions, but despite the discomfort the cast and crew produced a truly terrifying film that will stand the test of time. THE THING is surely one of Carpenter's definitive films and a true horror classic. THE THING was based on the short story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr. It was previously the basis for the 1951 film, THE THING (a.k.a. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD), which was produced by Howard Hawks and directed by Christian Nyby. This 1982 version is more loyal to the source material and restores the creature's ability to masquerade as any living creature.
Director Carpenter gave whiz kid special effects artist Rob Bottine total freedom when creating the concepts for the alien creature's many forms. The result was an Academy Award and effects that still hold up over time.
Thing Quotes/Excerpts: "You gotta be *#@%!$& kidding me."--Palmer (David Clennon) as a man's head sprouts legs and skitters across the floor to escape a fire
"How will we make it?"--Childs (Keith David) to MacReady (Kurt Russell)
"Maybe we shouldn't."--MacReady to Childs
"Well...what do we do?"--Childs to MacReady
"Why don't we just wait here a while...see what happens."--MacReady to Childs
"Chariots of the Gods, man. They're droppin' outta the sky like flies...heck, they taught the Incas everything they know."--Palmer
Thing Reviews: "...Bottin steals the show..."
-- Cart., Variety "Two decades on, the head-sprouting-spider-legs scene still demands frame-by-frame viewing."
-- Jamie Graham, Total Film "[With] stomach-turning special effects..."
-- Uncut Staff, Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t brews claustrophobia by trapping its characters in the Antarctic with a shape-shifter from outer space."-- Jamie Russell, Total Film Thing | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | Universal Studios Home Video | | Orig Year | 1982 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  640  | | CD Universe Part number | 6753560 | | Catalog number | 61025437 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 26, 2004 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Also Known As | John Carpenter's The Thing | | Running Time | 109 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Digitally Mastered; Collector's Edition; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen Collector's Edition |
Thing Video | Thing (1982) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound |  | $23.39 |
Thing Movie Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)   A classic...
An excellent horror movie who played with your phobies...
Submitted by Flamme27 (Québec, Canada)
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 A True Sci-fi Classic!
Carpenter does a great job of mixing suspense, horror and just the right amount of comedy to create a Sci-fi flick that still stands up against most anything out here today. And to this day, my brothers and I still wonder what would have happened if there'd been a movie called "AVT".
Submitted by tne1219 (Wash. DC, USA)
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Real monster film
This film has one the best monster that i have see in my life. Very good film. Some actual directors must see this. Its a classic for collection
Submitted by jguateque (Bogota, COLOMBIA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Excellent horror movie!
This is one of my all time favorite horror movies from the 80's. There's lots of blood, guts and suspense to keep you tuned in to the end. I would definately recommend this movie.
Submitted by phil g. c. (rocky mount, NC)
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When this movie first hit theaters, I was excited about the prospect of seeing a remake of the original classic. At that time, I enjoyed my theater experience and thought it was quite good. Well, 20+ years later I finally got around to buying the DVD and have watched it twice. I still find it reasonably entertaining but I have to say that the special effects are VERY amateurish and detract significantly from the quality of this movie. On the upside, the cast and retooled storyline are quite good. I’d REALLY like to see a current remake with updated CGI effects.
Submitted by Brian P (Fremont, CA)
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Thing DVD Region 1
Digi-Pack with Slip Sleeve
Collector's Edition
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Outtakes
Audio Commentary -
1. John Carpenter - Director, Kurt Russell - Star
Featurettes -
1. JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING: TERROR TAKES SHAPE
2. THE SAUCER
3. THE BLAIRMONSTER
Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Production Art
Production Photos
Production Background Archives
Location Design
Post Production
Storyboards
Filmographies -
1. Cast and Filmmakers
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